this turned out to be ella’s favorite jesse tree project so far. once she learned the secret of the folding, she made almost a dozen more.
you may copy and print the note the advent goblins left for us if you wish:
Jacob had not always been a good person. He had done some unkind things, but instead of saying he was sorry, Jacob ran away. He lived away from his family for many years, but now it was time to meet with his brother. He had to face up to the things he had done wrong many years before.
When Jacob ran away from his family, he may have thought that he was running away from God, too. The night before he was going to see his brother, God spoke to Jacob in a dream. God reminded Jacob of promises God had made to Jacob's father Isaac and grandfather Abraham, and that those promises were meant for Jacob, too.
Jacob thought that he had run away from God, but God was always with him.
Read Genesis 28: 10-22
Get two different colored pieces of construction paper and cut out a long, narrow strip from each one. Lay the ends strips together so they form the shape of the letter L. Now take the bottom strip and fold it over the top one. Continue folding the bottom strip over the top strip, over and over, until you reach the end of the strips. Gently lift the strips and pull each end to stretch them out. You have made a paper Jacob's ladder! Hang this ornament on your Jesse Tree as a reminder that God is always with us.
instead of pictures to show how this is done, ella wanted to make a video: